Start Date
February

Campus
Magill

Duration
5 year(s) full-time

Program Code
MBSI

Study as
Full-time or part-time

Entry Requirements
Selection Rank (Internal): 65.55 (for 2015)
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Prerequisites
None

Assumed Knowledge
None

Aim

The Bachelor of Social Work, Bachelor of International Relations qualifies individuals who are equipped with the intellectual ethical and professional knowledge including a skilful analysis of politics and international relations to undertake professional social work in a range of contexts with a particular emphasis on culturally diverse global contexts.

Content & Structure

Graduates of the Bachelor of Social Work, Bachelor of International Relations degree will have a broad and coherent body of knowledge in the political, behavioural and social sciences, with depth in the underlying principles and concepts of social work, social policy and international relations and be able to function as reflexive practitioners within the global human service context.

The students will complete 180 units of study comprising 23 courses from the accredited Bachelor of Social Work program and 12 courses from the Bachelor of International Relations program, plus a free elective.

What courses you'll study

Course name Area and cat no. Units Reference  
FIRST YEAR
First Semester (Study Period 1, 2 or 3)
Human Service Provision WELF 1014 4.5
Communication Skills in Social Work and Human Services WELF 1019 4.5
Peace, War and International Politics POLI 1015 4.5 Note(s): 6
Psychology 1A BEHL 1003 4.5
Second Semester (Study Period 4, 5 or 6)
Psychology 1B BEHL 1004 4.5
Governance and Citizenship in Australia POLI 1008 4.5
Group Work BEHL 2009 4.5
Introduction to International Relations POLI 1010 4.5 Note(s): 6
SECOND YEAR
First Semester (Study Period 1, 2 or 3)
Australian Social Policy POLI 1012 4.5
Contending Theoretical Perspectives in International Politics POLI 2011 4.5 Note(s): 6
International Relations Optional Strand 4.5 Note(s): 6,7
International Relations Optional Strand 4.5 Note(s): 6,7
Second Semester (Study Period 4, 5 or 6)
Free Elective 4.5 Note(s): 10
Mental Health and Mental Wellbeing WELF 2019 4.5
International Political Economy and Human Development POLI 2026 4.5 Note(s): 6
World Politics Elective 1 4.5 Note(s): 8
THIRD YEAR
First Semester (Study Period 1, 2 or 3)
Social Enquiry Methods HUMS 1004 4.5
Human Service Intervention WELF 2012 4.5
Interviewing Skills in Social Work and Human Services WELF 2020 4.5
World Politics Elective 2 4.5 Note(s): 8
Second Semester (Study Period 4, 5 or 6)
Human Service Workers and the Law JUST 2005 4.5
Working with Community WELF 2010 4.5
International Relations Optional Strand 4.5 Note(s): 6,7
International Relations Research Project POLI 3016 4.5 Note(s): 6
FOURTH YEAR
First Semester (Study Period 1, 2 or 3)
Social Work Practice Strategies WELF 2009 4.5
Social Work Field Education 1 WELF 3011 13.5
Second Semester (Study Period 4, 5 or 6)
Advanced Practice in Social Work WELF 3021 4.5
Contemporary Practice Approaches WELF 3007 4.5
Indigenous Australians and the Human Services WELF 2015 4.5
Working with Human Service Organisations WELF 3023 4.5
FIFTH YEAR
First Semester (Study Period 1, 2 or 3)
Professional Practice in the Workplace WELF 4032 4.5
Child Centred Practice WELF 4030 4.5
World Politics Elective 3 4.5 Note(s): 8
World Politics Elective 4 4.5 Note(s): 8
Second Semester (Study Period 4, 5 or 6)
Social Work Field Education 2 WELF 4019 13.5
Professional Development WELF 4016 4.5
FIFTH YEAR (with Honours)
Rule(s): 2
First Semester (Study Period 1, 2 or 3)
Applied Social Research (Honours) WELF 4033 4.5
Honours Dissertation A WELF 4026 13.5
Second Semester (Study Period 4, 5 or 6)
Social Work Field Education 2 WELF 4019 13.5
Honours Dissertation B WELF 4027 4.5
INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS OPTIONAL STRANDS Note(s): 7
Students select one of the optional strands below and complete all three listed courses as part of the International Relations Professional Major
ASIA AND THE WORLD
Contemporary Northeast Asia POLI 2017 4.5
Contemporary Southeast Asia POLI 2018 4.5
Globalisation and Asian Regionalism POLI 2020 4.5
FORCES IN WORLD POLITICS
European Union and World Politics POLI 3005 4.5
Islam and World Politics POLI 2022 4.5
United States Politics and Global Primacy POLI 1017 4.5
PEACE AND SECURITY
Global Security and Sustainability POLI 3011 4.5
Peace, Justice and Reconciliation POLI 3017 4.5
Contemporary Security Issues POLI 3015 4.5
POLITICS, POLICY AND RISK
Energy, Security and Environmental Politics in Asia POLI 2025 4.5
International Risk POLI 2014 4.5
Policy, Governance and the Economy POLI 3010 4.5

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